After trying various ways of making a tally, I found that holding the 3 passives in my left hand, between various fingers, and weaving the 4th bobbin â tail first â though them was the easiest way for me. Now I am tatting , I tried Cluny Leaves â the Tatters version of Tallies, - and found that doing them in the hand was âcrampyâ, so I turned to using a roller pillow with berry pines to secure the threads. I can weave the thread much like a Bobbin lace tally, and then weave the shuttle backwards and forwards just like the 4th bobbin! So using a frame and making them that way is a progression from my Bobbin Lace Days!!! It is nice when techniques from one lace can convert to another type of lace!! And my hands donât get cramps! I still have the bad tremor â that will never go away, - but at least I can adapt thingsâ¦! I find with tatting there is a lot of Muscle Memory, and I can tat with minimal âlooking at itâ for much of the time. â But I have to stop and recount the stitches, now and again, or I get lost/forget what the count was!! There is always a draw-back of some sort â but usually it can be overcome. Just making lace â and chatting to lacemakers around the world, makes mistakes a very minor irritation!!!!
We are , at last, just beginning to come out of Lock-down, after about 5 months or so. Please, everyone, Stay safe, wear a mask, and keep well. This wretched virus is so invasive. Regards from Liz. L. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
